Gateway of Dreams
Disclaimer: NARUTO does not belong to me and I have no relation to it. It is copyrighted to the creator, Masashi Kishimoto-sensei.
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She could remember those cold, cold days spent training in her family's dojo. It reminded her of when she was younger, and possibly more loved then now. With a small smile on her lips, she sat on the wooden steps in front of the dojo. It wasn't true her father didn't like her, he was just disappointed in her, right?
Hurting others wasn't her way. If one of her loved ones were hurt then she would protect them and never stop trying.. being stubborn was more like her ninja way. Her smile never reached her eyes, those same eyes that had caused her all this pain. Sometimes in her sleep, she would dream about not having these misty white eyes. Then her father wouldn't have to criticize her anymore, but then she wouldn't have him as a father anymore.. not part of the Byakugan clan.
Shaking her head lightly, she shook the silly thoughts from her head. She was proud to be of the Byakugan clan. Feeling nippy, she pulled her jacket closer and started her way back to the main house, hoping she wouldn't spot her father on the way.
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"Hinata, your birthday is to be soon, what will you do?" Her mother's gentle lulling voice reached her ears when she sat at her kitchen table, savoring warm tea. Hinata's eyes traveled upwards towards her mother, but she didn't say a thing. She did not hope for a celebration.
Her sister Hanabi looked up from her tea and glanced at Hinata, who was staring intensely at the warm liquid in her hands. It was a rare occasion that she had been relieved of her fathers' training, but this time, she wish she could have been with him. Hanabi knew she was stronger than Hinata, who was to be the heir of the Hyuuga clan. She did not wish to provoke her feelings, even if it was almost impossible. "Sister, what about a party?"
Looking up to the voice, she saw her sister staring at her, discomfort in her wispy eyes. Smiling, she placed her now-cold cup of tea down. "That sounds nice, Hanabi, but.. but I wouldn't want father and mother to waste their time with planning. They have better things to do." 'Like training you.' She thought sadly in her mind.
"Nonsense Hinata! Your father and I would very much love to plan your fifteenth birthday!" Her mother exclaimed, patting her eldest daughter on the back, trying to sooth her. She knew Hiashi didn't favor her as much as Hanabi, but loved her nevertheless as a daughter. Maybe he was just to hard on her abilities as a ninja. "Why don't you tell all your friends about this? Go on, go on!"
"Yes, mother. Thank you very much." Giving another weak smile, she drank the last of her beverage and exchanged goodbyes to her family, walking out the door.
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Why was he doing this again? He didn't know. Shino slowly walked in the park, Akumaru barking loudly in Kiba's shirt. "Hey Shino, why so slow? Come on, I have your ass to kick!" Kiba let out a loud laugh and ran ahead of his friend, who was currently regretting ever following him.
When they reached their training spot, Kiba stopped along with Akumaru's barking. "Ya know, it's not everyday when I do this. You should be happy I am!" Grinning, he took out a kunai and threw it straight at Shino, who was currently standing there, looking at the flowers.
Not even flinching, he caught the weapon. "Don't hurt the flowers Kiba. Bee-chan is currently in there." Black glasses glinting in the sun, he threw the kunai back and faced him.
"Damn you Shino! Leave "Bee-chan" alone and get serious already man!" Catching the object in his hand, he started his NinJutsu. "Juujin Bunshin!" Suddenly, two clones appeared with the appearance of Kiba. "Come on Shino!"
Getting ready to jump, he stopped when he saw Shino just standing there. "What the hell!? Come on Shino, you don't really want to lose, right?"
With a kunai in hand Shino hit one of the clones, who promptly turned into smoke and back into an injured Akumaru. "I already won, Kiba. You should be more careful of my insects next time."
Turning back into his original form, he screamed. "What the hell!? I was so sure I got you then! Where the hell is your bug, huh?" He searched around him, but found no traced of the little insect that was currently crawling back to Shino.
"I placed an insect on the kunai you threw at me, it's now returning to my body." Shino gave a mental sigh while Kiba continued yelling at him for not being fair.
"Damn it Shino, I need to prepare for the Chuunin exam! Ya know, it's only 2 months away! I already showed off my great moves to Naruto and I don't have any new ones to show off! Damnit, damnit!!" Kiba kept on yelling and yelling until Akumaru himself started covering his ears, currently flopped downward.
"I know Kiba, I also need to train, but we need Hinata with us first. We're a team, remember?" Shino held Bee-chan in his finger and whispered to it, "Where is she?"
The leaves on the bush rustled a little as he spoke those words. Alert, he and Kiba each threw a kunai at the intruder. Hinata's head popped up from the bushes, confused. "Uh.. I-I'm sorry I interrupted your training.."
"Oh Hinata! Just the person we needed today, right Shino?" The Aburame ninja nodded and let Bee-chan go from the top of his finger. "We need to train Hinata."
Hinata stood out of the bushes revealing two kunai, one in each hand. "Yes, I guess it seems we do," she said in a low voice, her head slightly down, "here are your kunai."
Shino lifted a eyebrow at her, but said nothing and took the weapon from her hand. Akumaru barked when he saw Hinata and was glad he didn't have to hear Kiba yelling again. "Hey Hinata, why'd you go and find us anyways?" Kiba asked, picking his weapon up.
"Well, you see, um.. my mother wanted me to invite people to my birthday celebration.. but you don't have to go.." She answered timidly, wringing her hands like she usually did when she was shy.
"Hahaha! Hinata, of course we'll go! We're a team, right?" Kiba slapped her on the back hard while laughing, causing her to wince from the impact.
Shino looked at his teammate, wondering why she still felt uncomfortable with them around. "Don't be shy with us Hinata, we've been on the team for five years already. We're with you." Hinata blushed and stuttered a 'thank you' while smiling, this time for real.
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"Kakashi, I see your team has formed together again." Kurenai looked at the teenagers practicing in the training fields. It looked like team 7 had gained full strength these past few months.. even stronger than before. With a genius and kyuubi on the team, what else could it be? That Haruno girl was doing better than before, her chakra in control as always. The teacher sighed, wonder where her team was. Probably fooling around as usual.
Kakashi looked at the female from the corner of his free eye. "No need to get jealous, right, Kurenai? I know my team has been improving." He smiled and whipped out his Come Come Paradise, wondering why he didn't read it sooner.
"I'm not jealous Kakashi. My teams has potential. Hinata's a good girl, her bloodline is excellent, and she trains a lot, but maybe she's holding back. And Kiba.. he's a good fighter, just doesn't show much sense." She looked at the man beside who was currently chuckling and blushing at the book he was reading. Spotting her looking at him, he mumbled an "hmm.."
"Hyuuga Hinata you say? Hyuuga Neji's cousin? Hiashi may be too hard on her sometimes, but her sister is a genius, making him more interested on the younger sibling," Kakashi put his book down, thinking on something, "the Chuunin exam is going to be held soon, are you nominating your team?"
The female Jounin nodded, her crimson eyes never leaving team 7, "Of course I am Kakashi. I did 2 years ago, so why not?" It seemed strange for her to see her team growing up so fast. Although Shino did grow taller, his remarkable abilities never changed. Kiba was eccentric as ever, but he had been lacking his training lately, and then there was Hinata. She wasn't the girl from before, she could see it in her eyes, she wanted to changed.
"Then we would be able to see how Hinata really changed, right, Kurenai?" She looked at the former ANBU captain beside her and saw the mysterious look on his face. Sighing, she just quietly agreed. She hated when he did that.
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A/N: I wonder how Hinata is really feeling. I've never felt that way because I've done more than enough for my parents. I don't understand how you can hate a person(Hinata's father) if you don't really understand him. He's disappointed in his child, the heir, but does that mean he doesn't love her? One day, he'll see the way his daughter really thinks and maybe understand her more.
This is just something I started as a one-shot, and I guess it can continue, but will I really ever update? I usually start something an never finish it. I'm beginning to like this one though, since Hinata is one of my favorite Naruto characters.
Disclaimer: NARUTO does not belong to me and I have no relation to it. It is copyrighted to the creator, Masashi Kishimoto-sensei.
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She could remember those cold, cold days spent training in her family's dojo. It reminded her of when she was younger, and possibly more loved then now. With a small smile on her lips, she sat on the wooden steps in front of the dojo. It wasn't true her father didn't like her, he was just disappointed in her, right?
Hurting others wasn't her way. If one of her loved ones were hurt then she would protect them and never stop trying.. being stubborn was more like her ninja way. Her smile never reached her eyes, those same eyes that had caused her all this pain. Sometimes in her sleep, she would dream about not having these misty white eyes. Then her father wouldn't have to criticize her anymore, but then she wouldn't have him as a father anymore.. not part of the Byakugan clan.
Shaking her head lightly, she shook the silly thoughts from her head. She was proud to be of the Byakugan clan. Feeling nippy, she pulled her jacket closer and started her way back to the main house, hoping she wouldn't spot her father on the way.
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"Hinata, your birthday is to be soon, what will you do?" Her mother's gentle lulling voice reached her ears when she sat at her kitchen table, savoring warm tea. Hinata's eyes traveled upwards towards her mother, but she didn't say a thing. She did not hope for a celebration.
Her sister Hanabi looked up from her tea and glanced at Hinata, who was staring intensely at the warm liquid in her hands. It was a rare occasion that she had been relieved of her fathers' training, but this time, she wish she could have been with him. Hanabi knew she was stronger than Hinata, who was to be the heir of the Hyuuga clan. She did not wish to provoke her feelings, even if it was almost impossible. "Sister, what about a party?"
Looking up to the voice, she saw her sister staring at her, discomfort in her wispy eyes. Smiling, she placed her now-cold cup of tea down. "That sounds nice, Hanabi, but.. but I wouldn't want father and mother to waste their time with planning. They have better things to do." 'Like training you.' She thought sadly in her mind.
"Nonsense Hinata! Your father and I would very much love to plan your fifteenth birthday!" Her mother exclaimed, patting her eldest daughter on the back, trying to sooth her. She knew Hiashi didn't favor her as much as Hanabi, but loved her nevertheless as a daughter. Maybe he was just to hard on her abilities as a ninja. "Why don't you tell all your friends about this? Go on, go on!"
"Yes, mother. Thank you very much." Giving another weak smile, she drank the last of her beverage and exchanged goodbyes to her family, walking out the door.
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Why was he doing this again? He didn't know. Shino slowly walked in the park, Akumaru barking loudly in Kiba's shirt. "Hey Shino, why so slow? Come on, I have your ass to kick!" Kiba let out a loud laugh and ran ahead of his friend, who was currently regretting ever following him.
When they reached their training spot, Kiba stopped along with Akumaru's barking. "Ya know, it's not everyday when I do this. You should be happy I am!" Grinning, he took out a kunai and threw it straight at Shino, who was currently standing there, looking at the flowers.
Not even flinching, he caught the weapon. "Don't hurt the flowers Kiba. Bee-chan is currently in there." Black glasses glinting in the sun, he threw the kunai back and faced him.
"Damn you Shino! Leave "Bee-chan" alone and get serious already man!" Catching the object in his hand, he started his NinJutsu. "Juujin Bunshin!" Suddenly, two clones appeared with the appearance of Kiba. "Come on Shino!"
Getting ready to jump, he stopped when he saw Shino just standing there. "What the hell!? Come on Shino, you don't really want to lose, right?"
With a kunai in hand Shino hit one of the clones, who promptly turned into smoke and back into an injured Akumaru. "I already won, Kiba. You should be more careful of my insects next time."
Turning back into his original form, he screamed. "What the hell!? I was so sure I got you then! Where the hell is your bug, huh?" He searched around him, but found no traced of the little insect that was currently crawling back to Shino.
"I placed an insect on the kunai you threw at me, it's now returning to my body." Shino gave a mental sigh while Kiba continued yelling at him for not being fair.
"Damn it Shino, I need to prepare for the Chuunin exam! Ya know, it's only 2 months away! I already showed off my great moves to Naruto and I don't have any new ones to show off! Damnit, damnit!!" Kiba kept on yelling and yelling until Akumaru himself started covering his ears, currently flopped downward.
"I know Kiba, I also need to train, but we need Hinata with us first. We're a team, remember?" Shino held Bee-chan in his finger and whispered to it, "Where is she?"
The leaves on the bush rustled a little as he spoke those words. Alert, he and Kiba each threw a kunai at the intruder. Hinata's head popped up from the bushes, confused. "Uh.. I-I'm sorry I interrupted your training.."
"Oh Hinata! Just the person we needed today, right Shino?" The Aburame ninja nodded and let Bee-chan go from the top of his finger. "We need to train Hinata."
Hinata stood out of the bushes revealing two kunai, one in each hand. "Yes, I guess it seems we do," she said in a low voice, her head slightly down, "here are your kunai."
Shino lifted a eyebrow at her, but said nothing and took the weapon from her hand. Akumaru barked when he saw Hinata and was glad he didn't have to hear Kiba yelling again. "Hey Hinata, why'd you go and find us anyways?" Kiba asked, picking his weapon up.
"Well, you see, um.. my mother wanted me to invite people to my birthday celebration.. but you don't have to go.." She answered timidly, wringing her hands like she usually did when she was shy.
"Hahaha! Hinata, of course we'll go! We're a team, right?" Kiba slapped her on the back hard while laughing, causing her to wince from the impact.
Shino looked at his teammate, wondering why she still felt uncomfortable with them around. "Don't be shy with us Hinata, we've been on the team for five years already. We're with you." Hinata blushed and stuttered a 'thank you' while smiling, this time for real.
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"Kakashi, I see your team has formed together again." Kurenai looked at the teenagers practicing in the training fields. It looked like team 7 had gained full strength these past few months.. even stronger than before. With a genius and kyuubi on the team, what else could it be? That Haruno girl was doing better than before, her chakra in control as always. The teacher sighed, wonder where her team was. Probably fooling around as usual.
Kakashi looked at the female from the corner of his free eye. "No need to get jealous, right, Kurenai? I know my team has been improving." He smiled and whipped out his Come Come Paradise, wondering why he didn't read it sooner.
"I'm not jealous Kakashi. My teams has potential. Hinata's a good girl, her bloodline is excellent, and she trains a lot, but maybe she's holding back. And Kiba.. he's a good fighter, just doesn't show much sense." She looked at the man beside who was currently chuckling and blushing at the book he was reading. Spotting her looking at him, he mumbled an "hmm.."
"Hyuuga Hinata you say? Hyuuga Neji's cousin? Hiashi may be too hard on her sometimes, but her sister is a genius, making him more interested on the younger sibling," Kakashi put his book down, thinking on something, "the Chuunin exam is going to be held soon, are you nominating your team?"
The female Jounin nodded, her crimson eyes never leaving team 7, "Of course I am Kakashi. I did 2 years ago, so why not?" It seemed strange for her to see her team growing up so fast. Although Shino did grow taller, his remarkable abilities never changed. Kiba was eccentric as ever, but he had been lacking his training lately, and then there was Hinata. She wasn't the girl from before, she could see it in her eyes, she wanted to changed.
"Then we would be able to see how Hinata really changed, right, Kurenai?" She looked at the former ANBU captain beside her and saw the mysterious look on his face. Sighing, she just quietly agreed. She hated when he did that.
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A/N: I wonder how Hinata is really feeling. I've never felt that way because I've done more than enough for my parents. I don't understand how you can hate a person(Hinata's father) if you don't really understand him. He's disappointed in his child, the heir, but does that mean he doesn't love her? One day, he'll see the way his daughter really thinks and maybe understand her more.
This is just something I started as a one-shot, and I guess it can continue, but will I really ever update? I usually start something an never finish it. I'm beginning to like this one though, since Hinata is one of my favorite Naruto characters.
